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✨Announcing our FEBRUARY 2026 Criterion Channel lineup! ✨ Sign up now and get 20% off a year of great movies during our Winter Sale at criterionchannel.com.
FASSBINDER'S WOMEN (2000) by the late, great avant-garde filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim ❤️ Now playing on the Criterion Channel in our Actresses Unfiltered collection, programmed by Melissa Anderson.
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
FASSBINDER'S WOMEN (2000) by the late, great avant-garde filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim ❤️ Now playing on the Criterion Channel in our Actresses Unfiltered collection, programmed by Melissa Anderson.
STUNTS! | Coming to the Criterion Channel on February 1.
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
STUNTS! | Coming to the Criterion Channel on February 1.
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
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omg put "toyko pop" on your list. this movie is so fun and so charming and so scrappy
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
January 29, 2026 at 5:21 AM
omg put "toyko pop" on your list. this movie is so fun and so charming and so scrappy
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
✨ COMING TO THE CRITERION CHANNEL IN FEBRUARY✨ Not yet subscribed? Sign up now at criterionchannel.com to start your free trial and get 20% OFF new annual subscriptions! That's less than $7 a month for a year of amazing movies.
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“Peter Hujar’s Day opened my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others, and the utter privilege of having people in my life to talk to relentlessly about whatever.”
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
Peter Hujar’s Day and the Art of Yapping
Peter Hujar’s Day opens my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“Peter Hujar’s Day opened my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others, and the utter privilege of having people in my life to talk to relentlessly about whatever.”
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
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Don’t miss out on PSYCHO BEACH PARTY(2000) which is leaving @criterionchannl.bsky.social at the end of this month
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Dog Day Deep Cuts: a starter pack of twenty underseen summer horror films • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
For those who have already worked their way through the summer horror classics like Jaws and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Jenni Kaye has packed a cooler full of twenty underseen sweaty thrillers, campy r...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Don’t miss out on PSYCHO BEACH PARTY(2000) which is leaving @criterionchannl.bsky.social at the end of this month
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One of 2025’s absolute best films. Definitely give it a look.
moviefreak.com/peter-hujars-day-2025-movie-review/
moviefreak.com/peter-hujars-day-2025-movie-review/
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
One of 2025’s absolute best films. Definitely give it a look.
moviefreak.com/peter-hujars-day-2025-movie-review/
moviefreak.com/peter-hujars-day-2025-movie-review/
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Ira Sachs' transfixing PETER HUJAR'S DAY is now streaming on the @criterionchannl.bsky.social! My @pajiba.com review below
If staring at Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw for 76 minutes is your bag (and why wouldn't it be) then have I got the movie for you -- my #NYFF review of Ira Sachs' PETER HUJAR'S DAY is here
NYFF Review: Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall Bring Minutiae to Beautiful Life in 'Peter Hujar's Day'
Passages director Ira Sachs Details a 1974 Day in the Life of the Legendary Photographer
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January 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Ira Sachs' transfixing PETER HUJAR'S DAY is now streaming on the @criterionchannl.bsky.social! My @pajiba.com review below
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch the exclusive streaming premiere of PETER HUJAR’S DAY (2025) — Ira Sachs’s exquisite snapshot of a legendary artist, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch the exclusive streaming premiere of PETER HUJAR’S DAY (2025) — Ira Sachs’s exquisite snapshot of a legendary artist, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
✨🌹Stream the finale of Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI!✨🌹
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
✨🌹Stream the finale of Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI!✨🌹
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Check out some of Reginald's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
Reginald Hudlin’s Closet Picks
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January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Check out some of Reginald's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
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From Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war to Howard Hawks's rowdy and whip-smart first western, don't miss our editions of these films before they leave the Criterion Channel in February!
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
From Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war to Howard Hawks's rowdy and whip-smart first western, don't miss our editions of these films before they leave the Criterion Channel in February!
💘 Celebrating the captivating Nastassja Kinski on her birthday. 💘 On the Criterion Channel, watch her iconic performance alongside Harry Dean Stanton in Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS (1984) alongside archival interviews, deleted scenes, and more from our edition of the film.
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
💘 Celebrating the captivating Nastassja Kinski on her birthday. 💘 On the Criterion Channel, watch her iconic performance alongside Harry Dean Stanton in Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS (1984) alongside archival interviews, deleted scenes, and more from our edition of the film.
Cloud, The Shrouds and Caught by the tides are available to watch on the Criterion Channel in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Cloud, The Shrouds and Caught by the tides are available to watch on the Criterion Channel in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
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Images from films directed by Richard Linklater and shot by cinematographer Lee Daniel - BOTD in 1962
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Images from films directed by Richard Linklater and shot by cinematographer Lee Daniel - BOTD in 1962
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
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CINEMA! 🤌🏽 And a bangin' soundtrack.
Friday evening viewing recommendation? Watch VELVET GOLDMINE (1998) in our THE 90’s DOES THE 70’s collection!
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 AM
CINEMA! 🤌🏽 And a bangin' soundtrack.
Friday evening viewing recommendation? Watch VELVET GOLDMINE (1998) in our THE 90’s DOES THE 70’s collection!
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
January 24, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Friday evening viewing recommendation? Watch VELVET GOLDMINE (1998) in our THE 90’s DOES THE 70’s collection!
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
❤️🔥 Todd Haynes’s deliriously glittering, hedonistic glam rock film follows journalist Arthur Stuart (Bale) as he launches an investigation into the mystery of Bowie-esque rocker Brian Slade.
Check out some of Jodie's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
VISIONS OF EIGHT
THREE FILMS BY MAI ZETTERLING
LA HAINE
LA STRADA
ESSENTIAL FELLINI
WOMAN IN THE DUNES
WINGS OF DESIRE
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
JOHN CASSAVETES:FIVE FILMS
VISIONS OF EIGHT
THREE FILMS BY MAI ZETTERLING
LA HAINE
LA STRADA
ESSENTIAL FELLINI
WOMAN IN THE DUNES
WINGS OF DESIRE
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
JOHN CASSAVETES:FIVE FILMS
Jodie Foster’s Closet Picks
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January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Check out some of Jodie's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
VISIONS OF EIGHT
THREE FILMS BY MAI ZETTERLING
LA HAINE
LA STRADA
ESSENTIAL FELLINI
WOMAN IN THE DUNES
WINGS OF DESIRE
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
JOHN CASSAVETES:FIVE FILMS
VISIONS OF EIGHT
THREE FILMS BY MAI ZETTERLING
LA HAINE
LA STRADA
ESSENTIAL FELLINI
WOMAN IN THE DUNES
WINGS OF DESIRE
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
JOHN CASSAVETES:FIVE FILMS
❤️ On her birthday, we're celebrating the endlessly captivating French cinema icon Jeanne Moreau, who always infused the screen with passion, vitality, and freedom.❤️ On the Channel, spend the day with her fearless performances in ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, LA NOTTE, JULES AND JIM, BAY OF ANGELS & more!
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
❤️ On her birthday, we're celebrating the endlessly captivating French cinema icon Jeanne Moreau, who always infused the screen with passion, vitality, and freedom.❤️ On the Channel, spend the day with her fearless performances in ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, LA NOTTE, JULES AND JIM, BAY OF ANGELS & more!
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch CLOUD (2024) — one of master of psychological tension Kiyoshi Kurosawa's most audacious genre experiments — now playing in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch CLOUD (2024) — one of master of psychological tension Kiyoshi Kurosawa's most audacious genre experiments — now playing in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
Wishing a very happy birthday to the one and only Jim Jarmusch 🖤 Celebrate with our collection of the American auteur's films on the Criterion Channel—including STRANGER THAN PARADISE, DOWN BY LAW, MYSTERY TRAIN, NIGHT ON EARTH, and GHOST DOG alongside archival interviews, commentaries, and more!
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Wishing a very happy birthday to the one and only Jim Jarmusch 🖤 Celebrate with our collection of the American auteur's films on the Criterion Channel—including STRANGER THAN PARADISE, DOWN BY LAW, MYSTERY TRAIN, NIGHT ON EARTH, and GHOST DOG alongside archival interviews, commentaries, and more!
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January 22, 2026 at 12:51 AM
This is such a great deal for any movie fan. It is far and away the best service out there. If I could only have 1, this is it. 📽️🩸